A couple of weekends ago I was blessed to go to Charleston with some of my best friends and alot of other great ladies from church (there was 21 of us all together). We were going to see Kirk Cameron, Chondra Pierce, Angela Thomas and Charles Billingsley and just have a great time worshiping w/ 15000 other women and some have some great girl fun in one of my favorite places of Charleston...They offer tickets and room but everyone got their own room so I took advantage of my perk with where I work and got us a room at Hilton Garden Inn which was right beside the collisuem so we were able to walk back and forth every day. It was great...
So right after New Years me and my friend Ree decieded to go and she was bringing her beautiful daughter Lauren with her and we were going to ask around to our friends if they wanted to go too but with May being a BUSY month Ginger, Allison and Kim could not go but Shannan and Melissa could.. My friend Tammy that I always go to Extraordinary Women wanted to go and we had talked back and forth about it but things in her life was going on that she couldn't commit at the time so about a 3 weeks before the conference came up a lady that was going to stay with her family in Charleston had to back out so we had 1 extra ticket but no rooms left so I mention it to Tammy and I was THRILL beyond belief that she said she wanted to go and she could go..If Ginger and Kim had came too it would have been a complete weekend w/ my best girlfriends (I guess we will have to save that for our January trip)
On Friday morning me, Tammy and Shannan headed down to Charleston closer we got to Charleston the rain has kicked it but that is ok we were not going to let it damp our spirits. Our first stop was to the collisuem to get our tickets for the weekend and to check out where we wanted to sit at and see all the merchandise for sale and we even saw Charles Billingsly walking around and helping to set up his table. We did try to get Tammy to go over there and say hey to him and get a pic but I guess she was too shy. I joking told her she didn't come to spend time w/ me but to see Charles..lol Then we headed cross the street to Chilli's to eat lunch and while we were outside enjoying our meal a big strike of lighting and thunder scared us out our seats but we continue to sit outside on the metal chairs and table. I know now smart but it never did it again. After that me and Shannan didn't have time to get a pedi before we left so we went and got one and I have to say it wasn't the greatest but at least my toes are painted cute..lol... Then we headed to the outlets cross the street and went shopping while there we had a couple of groups meet out in the parking lot to get there tickets. We finally headed to our hotel meet up with the group that was staying there too and gave them there tickets and we went to freshen up and to go ahead and wait in line at our curtain. On Frida night we had Kirk Cameron and Charles Billingsly. We all sat together except Becky's group and they sat in the same area just a section over. Ree,Melissa, and Lauren made it before Kirk took the stage... After the conference we headed out for a snack and after Wendy's dining room being close we got in the car drove to MacDonald's to wait in line for 10 mins for them to tell us there computers were down so we went back to Wendy's to go through the drive thru. It was a funny adventureous time with Shannan, Tammy and Lauren (AKA Little Ree)... With our blow up matteress, chair and cot in all ready all our difference in how we sleep (did I mention Tammy only really knew Ree from high school and we all know each other but us 5 have never travel all togehter, I have w/ Ree and I have w/ Shannan but that was it) we finally got to sleep about midnight.. Oh yeah after we got the AC working right and not FREEZING us to death...
Saturday we got up and with 5 of us needing a shower and to get ready and I have to say we did it pretty good.. I was the last to shower since I am not a big breakfast eater and everybody else wanted to get down to breakfast to eat. Thanks to Rhonda for holding our seats cause we did get there a little after the conference started and but it was nice not to have to look for 6 seats.. We enjoyed the speakers that morning Chondra is ALWAYS a great laugh. After the conference along w/ thousand of other ladies we went to downtown Charleston to the Market area to have lunch at Gilligan's. Our reseverations were at 1 and they were so nice and friendly they were ok w/ holding them since we were just leaving North Charleston at 12:45...If you are ever in Charleston go check out Gilligan's it is on Market street down at the bottom.. Everybody from our group went but Jessic and her group and we really missed them...We all didn't get to sit together and get to know each other but we it was nice just having us all together... After lunch we went shopping in the Market believe it or not the only thing I brought was a Carolina Girl shirt and that was it.. We ran out of time so we didn't really get to do any site seeing but we did make our own little drive to show Tammy some of the Charleston. We went back to the hotel freshen up and then went to see Casting Crowns in concert they were WONDERFUL.. After the concert we walked over to Chilli's and had dinner (my favorite place 2 days in row) and by the time we got back we all passed out, Tammy and Shannann all snug up, LB and Ree snuggle up like mom and daugther, Melissa on the rollaway and me spread out all over the blow up matteress boy I slept good..
Sunday we got up and got ready and packed up and checked out and went back over to see one of my favorite speakers Angela Thomas she is such a hoot and she gets the message across to ya in her little way that keeps you up awake and listening.. After the conference me, Tammy and Shannan headed home with a stop at Cracker Brallel for some wonderful lunch. Got home about 4 and then had to get refreshen back up for the Awanna's award (hopefully to post about that soon)...
I had a wonderful weekend with some of best friends and enjoy a great relaxing conference... Ready to start planning the next years...
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